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Suggestions for AC-powered motor?
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 19 Sep 2001 11:53:25 GMT
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Hi Technic folks. I need some help with a practical application to which I'm
trying to apply a Lego solution. The lights in my new office are
motion-activated - no way to turn them on all the time - and the detector is
behind my monitor! So I thought I'd build me a waving-machine, windmill or the
like, to keep the lights on. However, all the power sources I know of take
batteries, except the Control Centre, which I think is overkill and I wouldn't
want to tie mine up permanently. How can I get an ordinary motor to run on AC
power? Thanks for any advice!
Cheers, Heather
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Heather Patey
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Pirate Wench / Brick Detective
LUGNET Member #490
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Message has 4 Replies:
 | | Re: Suggestions for AC-powered motor?
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| (...) you could always use a train speed regulator - they're common, work on AC, and are designed to run motors :) you could even adjust the speed your waver-thing is waveing :) Dan (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: Suggestions for AC-powered motor?
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| Heather, When you get home from work, search around your house for any old AC to DC wall plug adaptors. Find one that has an output of 9V or less (assuming you'll be using a 9V motor). Or make a trip to Radio Shack and buy one (maybe $10, or less) (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.technic)
| | | RE: Suggestions for AC-powered motor?
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| (...) Ummm, if the lights are going out because the motion detector is behind your monitor, you should either move the monitor or move the detector. While a LEGO solution will work, it's really an impractical wasy to fix what is really an (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.technic)
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